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Transportation for America

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May 15, 2017

Stories You May Have Missed

As a valued member, Transportation for America is dedicated to providing you pertinent information. This includes news articles to inform your work. Check out a list of stories you may have missed last week. 

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said that President Trump’s infrastructure plan will propose $200 billion in direct federal spending to generate $1 trillion in private infrastructure investment. This $200 billion will be offset elsewhere in the federal budget so as to not raise the federal deficit. (CNBC)
  • “Five things we know about Trump’s infrastructure plan.” (The Hill)
  • Over 50 national and local conservative groups released a joint statement of what they want in any infrastructure plan from President Trump. (The Hill)
  • South Carolina’s legislature overrode Governor Henry McMaster’s veto of a bill to increase South Carolina’s gas tax by 12 cents. The first part of the gas tax increase goes into effect July 1st (Post and Courier)
  • “Lyft and Waymo reach deal to collaborate on self-driving cars.” (NY Times)
  • The Boston Globe looks at why the private bus ride sharing company Bridj failed. (Boston Globe)

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